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      12-12-2017, 11:07 PM   #87
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Drives: '10 X5M Alpine White on Sakhir
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I'll know more tomorrow when mine comes and I start looking closer at things. AVIN's DVR doesn't look plug and play in that there's a wire harness that has red, black, yellow and a USB connection vs the eBay one only appears to have USB and a power wire. If the AVIN unit is intended to replace a factory rearview mirror surround, with the assumption that the vehicle doesn't have rain sensing wipers, then that's a huge asterisk they need to add onto their options list for those with the sensor as deleting it (I can't see why anyone would want to) requires coding out the sensor, otherwise simple things like intermittent wipers stop functioning all together when the sensor isn't there. I'm sure they keep their information minimal for comparison reasons...people won't pay $150 if they think it's exclusive to them vs giving lots of info so people can look elsewhere for cheaper options. I figured out the DVR was just a USB device after looking at the same stereos on eBay and seeing their connections layouts. I still chose AVIN only because they had better prices for the same stereo.
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'10 BMW X5///M - Alpine White on Sakhir Orange - JB4 w/ HCP Stage 2 BEF, NGK 97506 @ .20, SS tubing & BMC filters, gutted cats, AC Forged 312 22's, H&R 2"
'98 BMW 740iL - ///E39 M5 6spd swap, fully built engine (sleeved, P&P, cams), 3.46 LSD, H&R Stage 2/Bilstein HD, Magnaflow 14816's
'97 BMW 328ci - ///E36 M3 clutch & L/W flywheel, Z4///M 18's
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